OFFICIAL SAINTS VS. PATS PRESEASON GAMEDAY THREAD

SaintsBro · 08-10-2012, 07:04 AM

They were doing wonky things like, on 3rd down calling a pass route that is 3 yards short of the marker...on purpose....just to see if the receiver could fight and get it on his own. Seems like the coaches were sometimes in cahoots with each other to run types of plays, or target certain people, to try and learn things about bubble guys on their own squad. I think they had "Run it up my gut, I want to test my guys" or "we need to see if our backup QB can read the blitz, so give him a few different looks" type of conversations. Of all the preseason games I knew this one would be "the dud" because Bellichick and Payton are friends, and they are way too smart to just line up and let them play normal football...I'm sure both sets of coaches were looking at specific stuff. So make of it what you will.

Last year's Super Bowl team, did not make it across midfield with the starters in, I'll take it.

08-10-2012, 07:04 AM	#35
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	Re: OFFICIAL SAINTS VS. PATS PRESEASON GAMEDAY THREAD They were doing wonky things like, on 3rd down calling a pass route that is 3 yards short of the marker...on purpose....just to see if the receiver could fight and get it on his own. Seems like the coaches were sometimes in cahoots with each other to run types of plays, or target certain people, to try and learn things about bubble guys on their own squad. I think they had "Run it up my gut, I want to test my guys" or "we need to see if our backup QB can read the blitz, so give him a few different looks" type of conversations. Of all the preseason games I knew this one would be "the dud" because Bellichick and Payton are friends, and they are way too smart to just line up and let them play normal football...I'm sure both sets of coaches were looking at specific stuff. So make of it what you will. Last year's Super Bowl team, did not make it across midfield with the starters in, I'll take it. Rugby Saint II and TheOak like this.